Automation Detroit Auto Show 2017 [BEST IN SHOW REVEALED]

@JohnWaldock I felt that the Proteus was too much of a sports car to be in the supercar category, and I’d already put Aelous in that category. As for the Tartarus, I had to be brutal and cut one of your cars, you’re in a lot of other categories and just wanted to ensure some fairness. Harsh, I know, but there needs to be some fairness in this.

@szafirowy01 @TheRoadrunner The trouble I had with trying to do something like that was that there were so many classic cars from very different eras and what not that I wouldn’t really know how to do that. And to put everyone’s classics into one pole wouldn’t be fair. Other thing too is that I haven’t got the time at the moment to sort that out, it took me a good couple of days to prepare these polls and get everything ready. Sorry about that guys.

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thats fair

Thanks for being so appreciative :slight_smile:

Why not label different time periods?

Stuff like 1960-1970 = Classic, 1940-1950 = Antique.
Or something along those lines.

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I guess there was no minivan category. Oh well.

You’d have just been up against the Storm Serenity/Adventure. Like I said, [quote=“DeusExMackia, post:341, topic:19437”]

  • Some cars simply didn’t have enough enough competitors to be put into a category and didn’t make the vote.
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So the win would be too easy. My minivan wouldn’t be alone in the real world. There is the new Dodge Minivan that has quite a kick to it as well as a new Kia Minivan that is also quite fast.

You mean the dead Grand Caravan and the 276 HP Sedona? No offense, but both aren’t even close to competitors with your car, which of course would win since it’s likely much more expensive.

Doesn’t your car have 1000 hp and carbon construction?

My ultra cars, not the minivans.

This was a great show. Thanks, @DeusExMackia for the excellent coverage. I’m a bit disappointed I didn’t get time to fit in any entries myself but there was certainly no shortage of quality presentations here.

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‘‘The car can go 213 mph and reach 60mph from stand still in only 4 seconds.
It has a 373 ci V8 engine with over 600 BHP.
It also happens to be rear wheel drive.’’

That’s Corvette money even before markup.

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Thanks for the feedback! I will be hosting a few more these throughout the years when I can, so you’ll get a chance at some point to display stuff :slight_smile:

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That means return of Gavin Anderson? xD

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The Boosted Boris of Automation :joy:

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#GAVIN WILL RETURN
at some point in the future

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Good show. Does anyone know of another auto show?

There are heaps, but in Automation terms deskyx is running the Tokyo Salon for tuners currently.

I will probably host another one around Easter time. Try and do them quarterly so everyone has a chance to bring something along etc.

And if you haven’t voted yet, click here to do so! 2.5 days left until polls close!

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Tuners?